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. 2014 Apr 17;8(4):e2807. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002807

Table 1. Proportion of positive results, interquartile range (IQR), minimum-maximum range, and median per diagnostic test at three different time points (baseline) of 24 S. haematobium-positive subjects.

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
Microscopy
% positive (N) 83.3% (20) 75.0% (18) 75.0% (18)
IQR 11–346 18–364 17–374
Range 1–1000 2–1000 1–867
Median eggs/10 ml 128 170 73
Microhaematuria
% positive (N) 87.5% (21) 91.7% (22) 79.2% (19)
% with heavy intensity (score 4) 54.2% 62.5% 70.8%
cSEA-ELISA
% positive (N) 87.5% (21) 79.2% (19) 70.8% (17)
IQR 199–3,007 174–2,171 155–1,745
Range 37–18,718 18–7,901 1–4,467
Median ng/ml 689 391 482
Real-time PCR
% positive (N) 100% (24) 100% (24) 100% (24)
IQR 23.7–30.8 22.6–31.0 23.9–32.0
Range 16.4–35.3 21.0–37.2 20.4–37.2
Median Ct-value 26.3 24.4 26.1